Nations by Numbers

Europe & Central Asia

Slovenia in numbers

Slovenia is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Ljubljana. Its population was 2.13 million in 2025, ranking 148 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$37,376 in 2025.

Population2.13 million2025
GDPUS$79.6 billion2025
GDP per personUS$37,3762025
Life expectancy82.32024
Area20,4802024
Urban share56.0%2025

People

Population

2.13 million
2025 · +7% since 2000 · Rank 148 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.17%
2025 · 0.30% in 2000 · Rank 164 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

105.7
2024 · +7% since 2000 · Rank 102 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

56.0%
2025 · 50.7% in 2000 · Rank 139 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

14.5%
2025 · 15.9% in 2000 · Rank 187 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

22.2%
2025 · 13.9% in 2000 · Rank 19 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.52
2024 · +21% since 2000 · Rank 149 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

82.3
2024 · +9% since 2000 · Rank 32 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

2.3
2024 · -57% since 2000 · Rank 192 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$3,371
2024 · +323% since 2000 · Rank 28 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 22 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

90.8%
2024 · 15.1% in 2000 · Rank 54 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

100.9%
2023 · 102.6% in 2001 · Rank 89 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$79.6 billion
2025 · +295% since 2000 · Rank 86 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$37,376
2025 · +269% since 2000 · Rank 46 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$59,245
2025 · +231% since 2000 · Rank 40 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

1.06%
2025 · 3.50% in 2000 · Rank 172 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

2.37%
2025 · 8.91% in 2000 · Rank 107 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

3.2%
2025 · 6.9% in 2000 · Rank 142 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

78.6%
2025 · 50.5% in 2000 · Rank 18 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

1.4%
2025 · 1.0% in 2000 · Rank 107 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

20,480
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 151 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

61.8%
2024 · 61.2% in 2000 · Rank 27 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

6.27
2024 · -17% since 2000 · Rank 40 of 203

Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBulgariaBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusSwitzerlandChannel IslandsCyprus

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Slovenia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.